| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | SYD | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -53.7 | 9/ 9 | +25.7 | -67 | +7.9 | -45.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | ESS | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 15 | East Melbourne | A | -45.7 | 9/ 9 | +1.8 | -48 | +6.3 | -39.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 4. | 20 | 44 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | A | -39.5 | 9/ 9 | +20.9 | -60 | +3.9 | -35.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | -35.6 | 9/ 9 | -16.7 | -19 | +5.9 | -29.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | CAR | 7. | 24 | 66 | W | 18 | Princes Park | A | -29.7 | 9/ 9 | +11.1 | -41 | +5.9 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | RIC | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -23.8 | 9/ 9 | +16.3 | -40 | +2.0 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | FIT | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 62 | M.C.G. | H | -21.8 | 8/ 9 | +9.1 | -31 | -3.1 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | GEE | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 65 | Corio Oval | A | -24.9 | 8/ 9 | -20.6 | -4 | -6.1 | -31.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 44 | Lake Oval | A | -31.0 | 9/ 9 | +22.6 | -42 | -0.2 | -31.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | ESS | 7. | 18 | 60 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | -31.2 | 9/ 9 | +1.0 | -32 | +1.5 | -29.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | COL | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -29.7 | 9/ 9 | +15.7 | -45 | +2.9 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 62 | Junction Oval | A | -26.7 | 8/ 9 | -27.5 | +1 | +6.1 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 62 | M.C.G. | H | -20.6 | 8/ 9 | +11.0 | -32 | -3.0 | -23.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 74 | Punt Rd | A | -23.7 | 8/ 9 | +18.7 | -42 | -3.2 | -26.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 63 | Brunswick St | A | -26.8 | 8/ 9 | +16.8 | -44 | -1.9 | -28.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | GEE | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -28.8 | 8/ 9 | -13.8 | -15 | -1.4 | -30.2 | ≡ |